Google’s interactive Doodle today celebrates pizza, one of the most popular dishes in the world! It was on this day in 2007 that the culinary art of Neapolitan “Pizzaiuolo” was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
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Ever thought about pizza being the hero of a Google Doodle? Today’s Google Doodle features the delicious flatbread as its hero and aims to celebrate its legacy through a pizza puzzle game. Today’s Google Doodle is celebrating Pizza as the culinary art of Neapolitan “Pizzaiuolo” was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, “the art of the Neapolitan ‘Pizzaiuolo’ is a culinary practice comprising four different phases relating to the preparation of the dough and its baking in a wood-fired oven, involving a rotatory movement by the baker.”
This pizza puzzle game, a part of today’s Google doodle, features beloved pizza toppings globally. This game challenges players to slice based on their choice of pizza and keep a close eye on the requested toppings and number of slices. Challengers are requested to keep a close eye on the requested toppings and number of slices as more accurate the order, the more stars you earn, as per Google.
These pizzas are Margherita (cheese, tomatoes and basil); Pepperoni (cheese and pepperoni); White (cheese, white sauce, mushrooms and broccoli); Paneer Tikka (paneer, capsicum, onion and paprika); Teriyaki Mayonnaise (cheese, teriyaki chicken, seaweed and mayonnaise); Tom Yum (cheese, shrimp, mushrooms, chili peppers and lime leaves); Calabresa (cheese, calabresa, onion rings and whole black olives); Muzarella (cheese, oregano and whole green olives); Magyaros (salami, bacon, onion and chili pepper); Hawaiian (cheese, ham and pineapple); and Desserts.
What is the history of this globally popular fast food? “Although flatbread with toppings has been consumed for centuries in ancient civilisations from Egypt to Rome, the southwestern Italian city of Naples is widely credited as the birthplace of the pizza known today (dough layered with tomatoes and cheese) in the late 1700s. It’s here that the story of pizza begins: one that is baked together with centuries of global migration, economic development and technological evolution,” the blog read. Google’s blog on the same also mentions that around 5 billion pizzas or 350 slices per second in the US alone are consumed every year.
Pizza puzzle game
A few of the most beloved pizza toppings are featured in the pizza-themed puzzle game, which challenges you to slice your pizza based on the type that was ordered. But pay close attention to the toppings and number of slices -the more accurate the order, the more stars you’ll get!
While flatbread with toppings has been consumed for centuries in ancient civilisations from Egypt to Rome, the southwestern Italian city of Naples is generally credited as the birthplace of the pizza we know today (dough layered with tomatoes and cheese). The story of pizza begins here: a story that has developed over the centuries as a result of global migration, economic development, and technological advancement.
Internationally, approximately five billion pizzas are consumed each year (350 slices every second in the United States).
Which pizza makes your world go round?
Today’s Doodle features these pizzas (in order of appearance):
- Margherita Pizza – Cheese, Tomatoes, Basil
- Pepperoni Pizza – Cheese, Pepperoni
- White Pizza – Cheese, White Sauce, Mushrooms, Broccoli
- Calabresa Pizza – Cheese, Calabresa, Onion Rings, Whole Black Olives
- Muzzarella Pizza – Cheese, Oregano, Whole Green Olives
- Hawaiian Pizza – Cheese, Ham, Pineapple
- Magyaros Pizza – Cheese, Salami, Bacon, Onion, Chili Pepper
- Teriyaki Mayonnaise Pizza – Cheese, Teriyaki Chicken, Seaweed, Mayonnaise
- Tom Yum Pizza – Cheese, Shrimp, Mushrooms, Chili Peppers, Lime Leaves
- Paneer Tikka Pizza – Paneer, Capsicum, Onion, Paprika
- Dessert Pizza – Endless Possibilities
No matter how you cut it, pizza is here to stay!